Check holder



Jan. 2, 1923.

1,440,846 M. M. SUHLER.

CHECK HOLDER. ORIGINAL FILED Nov, 26. 1920.

Patented Jan. 2, 1923.

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SUHLER; 01?. DALLAS, TEXAS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO WILLIAM J'.

ASHTON, OF DALLAS, TEXAS.

CHECK HOLDER.

Application filed November 26, 1920, Serial-N0. 426,380. Renewed June 1,1922. Serial No. 565,226.

T 0 all whom it may concern.

Be it known that 1, Moses TVI'JSUHLER, a citizen of the-United States,residing at Dallas, in the county of Dallas and State of Texas, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Check Holders, of

which the following is a specification.

This invention'relatesto new and useful improvements in check holders.

It is customary at soda water fountains and cafes as well as lunchcounters to lay thecheck or bill for the sale, on the counter 01 on thetable and it is generally necessary either to moisten the check or placea weight on the same to keep it from blowing ofi, which practice isunsanitary, unsightly and objectionable. The object of this invention isto provide a stand having a base and provided with an upright spring jawor clip shaped to receive and support in an upright position, a check orsimilar sheet or strip of paper which is inserted therein. It is alsopro posed to include in the stand a display panel on which any suitablematter may be eX- hibited ifdesired. Also the base of the stand mayinclude the form of a tray for receiving ashes and matches and the like.

An apparatus designed to carry out the invention will be hereinafterdescribed together with other features of the invention.

The invention will be more readily .un-

4 derstood from the reading of the following specification and byreference to the accompanying drawings, in which an example of theinvention is shown, and wherein:

Fig.1 is a front elevation of the device constructed in accordance withthe invention,

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional line 2-2 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 3 is a cross sectional line 3-3 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 4 is perspective view of a modified form of construction, and

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a simplified form. 3'

In the drawings the numeral 10 designates a base which may assume theform of a disk and given sufficient weight to prevent the stand fromeasily overturning. In Figs. 1, 2 and 3 I have illustrated a form of theinview on the detail on the vent-ion in which a pedestal or uprightsupport is-mounted0n the base. This upright support is preferably formedfrom a single strip of metal.

The strip is bent to'form a circular frame or ring 11, which is alsocurved transversely so as to receive and embrace a panel 12. The framehas downturned lugs 13 atits lower portion passing thru apertures 14 inthe base in which they are suitably secured so as to be immovable. Theupper ends of the strip are each transversely beaded at 15 and curvedoutwardly to form a "resilient jaw 16. Oneof the upper end portions hasa pair of ears 17 just below its bead 15 and these ears are'bent aroundthe other portions of the strip so as to fasten the frame together as isclearly shown inFig. 3. This manner of fastening does away with solderor rivets.

A suitable spring metal is used and the beaded portions 15 form a hingefor the porornamental and will hold a check or bill in position to bereadily picked up by the customer. The base 10 could be heavy enough sothat when the check is removed from the jaw, the stand will not belifted or tilted over.

If desired the base 10 may be omitted and a-base in the form of a trayl'fi as is shown in Fig. 4, may be utilized. The lug 13 may be insertedthru the bottom of the tray and suitably fastened, the stand beingpreferably off-set from thecenter of the tray so as to provide room forashes and matches as is obvious. The simplest form of the invention isshown in Fig. 5 in which the base 10 is used in connection with anupright pedestal 18 formed by the single strip of the spring metal. Aclip isformed when bowed jaws 19 and outwardly curved lips 20 whichforms the clip for receiving the check.

It is obvious that the stand may be made 1. A dispensing checkholder,comprising a base, a single strip of metal bent upon its elf between itsends and formed into a relatlvely large substantially vertical frame,'.

having oppositely arranged side portions, :1 display member held withinand between said side portions, extensions formed integral With the topsof said side portions and bent upwardly in direrging relation forforming t-Cll1llP for holding a check or the like, means for connectingsaid extensions near said side portions, and a depending element carriedhy the lower portion of said frame and secured to the base.

e 2. A dispensing check holder, comprising: a base, a strip of metalbent upon itself between its ends to.-form relatively large framearranged -approxi-m'ately vertical and hating oppositely arranged sideportions, said S1(lP portions havl'n g inwardly bent flanges, a displayelement mounted between theside portions and held therein by's'aid 2inwardly bent flanges, resilient extensions formed integral with thetops'of said side portions and bent upwardly and outivardlr for formingclamping arms, one extension being 1)IOV1(l8(l-Wlth laterally projecting25 MOSES M. S UHLER.

